Identities

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:__Identities__

Point of View: Second person Protagonist: The man referred to in the beginning of the story What type of character is the Protagonist? The protagonist is a round character Antagonist: The antagonist is the cop that shoots the antagonist Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere) It's a dark and quiet foggy street in the fall. Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man external conflict between the protagonist and the police officer Describe the main conflict: Officer shoots guy when he reches to get his wallet after he told him to put his hands where he could se them. Describe the Climax of the Story: The man realized he's being followed and makes eye contact with the officer <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">He decides to call his wife <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">In the end of the story when he gets shot because the cop thought he had a concealed weapon, he was just reaching or his ID. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? It pretty much makes the story. If the officer had'nt shot him he would have used a phone, called his wife, and went home. The entire story would have been a differnt kind of story. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">It's when he see's the officer right before he gets shot, so its a huge part of teh theme.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Simile: <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Children who dart back and forth like startled fish <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Metaphor: <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Saturday liquid with sunshine <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Personification: <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Eagles, tigers, wolves, and serpants ride their backs. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Symbol: <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Salmon tins glinting with silver - he says "always there were salmon tins glinting with silver" which gives them a familiarity that he does'nt have when he wanders off to another part of town. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Foreshadowing (give both elements): <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">"A boredom with the sameness" which means something out of the ordinary is going to happen. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Irony: An innocent got shot by a cop <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Imagery:

Some of the elements of human nature displayed in the story "Identities" by W.D Valgardson, are in the beginning, when it said he normally shaves. Generally humans shave because they like to be smooth. Another example of human nature is when the sunshine brings the man outside on a beautiful day. The weather tends to effect peoples moods, like when its sunny, people have a tendency to be happier than when its cloudy and raining. This is called SAD or seasonal affective dissorder. The gangs of young men follow the mercedes benz because its an attactive car.The boys throw stones at the pigeons because they're bigger, and more intellegent, which gives the boys a power over them. The man worries for the children on the road who "dart back and forth like startled fish" and for his wife whom he forgot to leave a message for or let her know he was leaving. It starts to get dark, and he gets this feeling that he needs to go home. When the man see's a group of people, he automatically stereotypes them as people who are up to no good, and that the woman they're with is too good looking to be hanging out with such companions. The cop approaches, nervous. The man see's the uniform and it registers in his brain that the officer will help him. The police officer, not knowing what to do when the man doesnt put his hands up like he ordered him to, gets flustered and shoots the man.